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expert communicators, the ability to see patterns, connections, solutions, the mastery of math and science and most importantly great teachers teach resiliency in the quest for success because the road will not be easy. they will stumble and they will fall but great teachers teach kids how to get back up and keep trying as they try to make themselves better and move forward. [applause] when great teachers are asked to focus on test scores and push them to the forefront of the priority list, we give kids a war to education that honors neither the devotee and breadth of human knowledge but it is an absolute turning of the facts on the unique every individual child we teach and i refuse to do that. >> you can see all of this at c-span.org. members are returning after a vote on the house floor. they will decide how long the debate will be of immeasurable repeal the 2010 health care law. the chairman of the committee, david dreier, has dabbled in. >> thank you. i do have a few comments to make and the kennedys have asked me to present on their behalf so i will do that if i may and then of cours
expert communicators, the ability to see patterns, connections, solutions, the mastery of math and science and most importantly great teachers teach resiliency in the quest for success because the road will not be easy. they will stumble and they will fall but great teachers teach kids how to get back up and keep trying as they try to make themselves better and move forward. [applause] when great teachers are asked to focus on test scores and push them to the forefront of the priority list, we...
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imports based upon restrictions not supported by sound science. so now i'm going to tell you about some problems i have with russia even though i want russia to be in the w.t.o. and i want this legislation to pass so it can be fully implemented. now i would say some things that we have problems. let's take pork exports as an example. in 2008, u.s. pork sales to russia totaled over 200,000 metric tons, and since that time, exports have fallen nearly 60% due to russia's reduced import quotas and questionable sanitary and phyto sanitary restrictions. i'm pleased our trade negotiators were able to negotiate a satisfactory trade rate quota for our pork, but this administration under president obama has fallen short in its obligation to stand up with u.s. farmers on these sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards. in other words, using sound science instead of some i illegitimate reason for keeping our products out of russia. i have communicated time and again what i expected of this administration because they have to negotiate for us. in june 2011, i led
imports based upon restrictions not supported by sound science. so now i'm going to tell you about some problems i have with russia even though i want russia to be in the w.t.o. and i want this legislation to pass so it can be fully implemented. now i would say some things that we have problems. let's take pork exports as an example. in 2008, u.s. pork sales to russia totaled over 200,000 metric tons, and since that time, exports have fallen nearly 60% due to russia's reduced import quotas and...
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res. 610 commemorating the 60th anniversary of the graduate research fellowship program of the senate science foundation. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. cardin: i further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate and any statements related to the matter be printed at the appropriate place in the record as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it adjourn until 9:30 a.m. on thursday, december 6, 2012, that following the prayer and pledge, the journal be approved to date, the morning business be deemed expired and the time for the leaders be reserved for the use later in the day. that following the leaders' remarks the senate be in a period of morning business until 11:45 a.m. with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each with the previous order regarding retirement speeches remaining in effect
res. 610 commemorating the 60th anniversary of the graduate research fellowship program of the senate science foundation. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. cardin: i further ask that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate and any statements related to the matter be printed at the appropriate place in the record as if read. the presiding...
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in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. our own department of commerce projects that stem jobs will grow by 17% in the years ahead. we have to retain more highly skilled and highly talented, highly educated individuals, the ones we educate in america, for us to remain exeativ competitiva global economy. we need to make sure our own u.s.-born and educated citizens have those job opportunities as well. we do not want to risk the loss of the next mark disuke zuckerb. despite the overwhelming evidence, congress should address this issue, conventional wisdom in washington, d.c., says that not much will get done in an election year. my guess is that 80% of my colleagues here in congress would agree with the proposals contained in this legislation. particularly 80% i think would agree with the aspect of the legislation dealing with stem visas. but we are told that because we can't do everything, we can't do anything, and that excuse is no longer a good one and should not be accepted and we cannot continue to operate under the sent
in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. our own department of commerce projects that stem jobs will grow by 17% in the years ahead. we have to retain more highly skilled and highly talented, highly educated individuals, the ones we educate in america, for us to remain exeativ competitiva global economy. we need to make sure our own u.s.-born and educated citizens have those job opportunities as well. we do not want to risk the loss of the next mark disuke zuckerb. despite the...
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the private sector, has it vetted by experts from the private sector, has a national institute for science and technology review as well, ends up with the -- an away of government agencies approving or disapproving that, and whatever standard is ultimately approved by the government council of agencies, the industry companies are free to opt in or opt out of if they think that the regulation is unreasonable, they are at liberty to opt out entirely. and a comprehensive liability protection structure has been created to create an inducement for companies to participate, but it is a strong and powerful check on the standard-setting apparatus that ultimately the industry can choose to opt out if it is unreasonable. so an enormous step has been taken by the authors of the current bill towards a compromise. we need a step coming back the other way in order to get this done. i will yield the floor. i see my distinguished colleague from tennessee here. let me take one moment as i yield to express my appreciation to nick patterson of the department of justice who has been on my staff on assignment
the private sector, has it vetted by experts from the private sector, has a national institute for science and technology review as well, ends up with the -- an away of government agencies approving or disapproving that, and whatever standard is ultimately approved by the government council of agencies, the industry companies are free to opt in or opt out of if they think that the regulation is unreasonable, they are at liberty to opt out entirely. and a comprehensive liability protection...
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it is ideologically extreme, scornful of compromise, unmoved by facts, evidence and science and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition. madam president, i am a legislator, been doing it for 30 years here and for quite a few years in nevada prior to getting here and i've enjoyed being a legislator. this last few years because of what we hear from ornstein and mann has made it very, very unpleasant and for my -- for the republican leader with a straight face to come here and say why aren't we doing the defense authorization bill, why aren't we doing appropriation bills, everyone knows why we're not doing them. they haven't let us get to even virtually anything. and to be dismissive of me because i say the republican leader in the house has been dismissive of the law we have guiding this country, i think says it all. we, madam president -- i recognize we're a bicameral legislature. we have our own things to do. but we have to take this as a whole, and look at the record. major pieces of legislation, we can't get to. for example, we can't get to something dealing with outsour
it is ideologically extreme, scornful of compromise, unmoved by facts, evidence and science and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition. madam president, i am a legislator, been doing it for 30 years here and for quite a few years in nevada prior to getting here and i've enjoyed being a legislator. this last few years because of what we hear from ornstein and mann has made it very, very unpleasant and for my -- for the republican leader with a straight face to come here and say...
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he gave a speech in which he says he wants to use the tax hike to invest in training, education, science and research. when you're in a deep, deep hole, you're borrowing almost 40 cents of every dollar you spend, shouldn't you constrain yourself and not start new programs? or if you start a new needed program, shouldn't you reduce some less valuable program to pay for it instead of just taxing to create more programs? so not once in the speech did he discuss entitlements. it's the largest item in our government, entitlements. not once did the president of the united states discuss with the american people the problem of social security, medicare, medicaid are on an unsustainable path and are at great risk. shouldn't the president honestly talk to the american people about that? he didn't discuss our $16 trillion debt and how the debt commission that he appointed indicates that we're on an unsustainable path heading to a fiscal crisis. he did not discuss that. or the economic catastrophe that could occur if we don't get off this unsustainable path. the president should lead on these thing
he gave a speech in which he says he wants to use the tax hike to invest in training, education, science and research. when you're in a deep, deep hole, you're borrowing almost 40 cents of every dollar you spend, shouldn't you constrain yourself and not start new programs? or if you start a new needed program, shouldn't you reduce some less valuable program to pay for it instead of just taxing to create more programs? so not once in the speech did he discuss entitlements. it's the largest item...
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comparative effectiveness study on what he's doing for me when in fact the art of medicine as well as the science may say they're wrong, and he's going to do what the government says rather than what he thinks is best for me, what am i getting for that? i'll be on medicare next year. much to my regret, because my choices will now be limited in terms of of who i can see. the greatest threat to the quality of care -- it wasn't intended to be that way. it was intended to be helpful. i don't doubt the motives of anybody that set this board up. the greatest threat to the quality of care for seniors in this country is the independent payment advisory board and their noncaring position, because they're going to be looking at numbers and words, and they're never going to lay their hand on a patient. they're never going to impact a patient directly. they're never going to listen to a patient. but they're going to make the ultimate decisions based on what that patient's going to get. with that, i yield back to my colleague. mr. enzi: decisions that were made in the health care bill, in the health care bill
comparative effectiveness study on what he's doing for me when in fact the art of medicine as well as the science may say they're wrong, and he's going to do what the government says rather than what he thinks is best for me, what am i getting for that? i'll be on medicare next year. much to my regret, because my choices will now be limited in terms of of who i can see. the greatest threat to the quality of care -- it wasn't intended to be that way. it was intended to be helpful. i don't doubt...
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we know because of peer-reviewed science that if this were to pass and we would not have this rule go into effect, for every year it is delayed, we would see 8,100 premature deaths, 5,100 heart attacks per year, 52,000 cases of aggravated asthma. and i want to show you a picture of what it looks like when a child has asthma. what does it look like when a child has asthma and they are gasping for air and too many of our children have asthma. madam president, i don't know about you, but when i go to the schools, i ask the kids how many of you have asthma or know someone who has asthma? about 50% of the kids will raise their hands. i suggest you do that. this is our legacy. these kids, that's what we live for. that's why we are here, to make life better. so when people say we are going to save jobs, first of all, let me tell you something. if you have a heart attack that you didn't need to have, you're not going to be working. i think there is also 400,000 lost workdays per year. scientifically peer reviewed if this is delayed for every year. and it's been 20 years in the making. these p
we know because of peer-reviewed science that if this were to pass and we would not have this rule go into effect, for every year it is delayed, we would see 8,100 premature deaths, 5,100 heart attacks per year, 52,000 cases of aggravated asthma. and i want to show you a picture of what it looks like when a child has asthma. what does it look like when a child has asthma and they are gasping for air and too many of our children have asthma. madam president, i don't know about you, but when i go...
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coburn: advances in biological science have changed the way we view disease. we now recognize the dysfunction of specific biochemical pathways. not disease specific pathways, biochemical pathways that govern cell behavior that may be similar in specifically disparate diseases or quite different in patients with the same disease. so what they're saying to you through this letter is that of course they're going to do what we tell them to do. but the very intent of what we're wanting to accomplish is you're going to delay the outcome. because we haven't significantly in the last three years, significantly increased n.i.h.'s budget, so limited dollars are going to be spent as directed through this recalcitrant bill that aren't going to direct the translational research and biochemical pathway research that they're in. and i would just tell my colleagues, in the next ten years, we're going to see such phenomenal changes in -- in our approach to disease and the treatments for that. and the reason we're going to see it is because we quit looking at diseases and we st
coburn: advances in biological science have changed the way we view disease. we now recognize the dysfunction of specific biochemical pathways. not disease specific pathways, biochemical pathways that govern cell behavior that may be similar in specifically disparate diseases or quite different in patients with the same disease. so what they're saying to you through this letter is that of course they're going to do what we tell them to do. but the very intent of what we're wanting to accomplish...
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if you are going to be 17in math and science you will eventually lose the innovation raise. you are not going to be able to educate people to the jobs that are available, those jobs will go elsewhere. our global growth and competitiveness and that in some ways is the most obvious link. we are not preparing people for the work place, the workplace of the twenty-first century, we are not going to longer be the world's most competitive and innovative economy. more surprising for me was brought to us by the former chief, former secretary of the army who talked about the problems of the education system and the relationships of the armed forces, the inability of fully 70% of americans actually qualify for service in the armed forces ought to be a red flag for anyone. there are other reasons for-obesity, a fair amount of it is people can't pass the basic skills tests. just imagine that. a country developed country, the most powerful country in the world, to get into the military. the analog for that is secretary of state, realizing how few people start to learn foreign languagess
if you are going to be 17in math and science you will eventually lose the innovation raise. you are not going to be able to educate people to the jobs that are available, those jobs will go elsewhere. our global growth and competitiveness and that in some ways is the most obvious link. we are not preparing people for the work place, the workplace of the twenty-first century, we are not going to longer be the world's most competitive and innovative economy. more surprising for me was brought to...
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ie., if you look at the peer-reviewed science, the body of science objectively, you cannot reach those conclusions. those contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment. clearly, subjective assessments are different, but subjective assessments we should discount because of the motives that lie behind them. the letter that i just quoted from signed by an enormous number of very prestigious scientific organizations, from the american association for the advancement of science, to the american chemical society, geophysical union, meteorological society, society of agronomy, plant biologists, statistical association, the botanical society of america, ecological society of america, organization of biological field stations, soil science society of america, and an immense group of very respectable organizations not gathered together for the purposes of arguing about climate change but who have a responsibility to their scientific communities to be accurate. these are highly esteemed scientific organizations. they know the jury is not still out. they know that the verdict i
ie., if you look at the peer-reviewed science, the body of science objectively, you cannot reach those conclusions. those contrary assertions are inconsistent with an objective assessment. clearly, subjective assessments are different, but subjective assessments we should discount because of the motives that lie behind them. the letter that i just quoted from signed by an enormous number of very prestigious scientific organizations, from the american association for the advancement of science,...
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and it takes science and data to sort out how to do that right. these are not easy decisions for communities. to best protect infrastructure and the communities and families that live in these at-risk areas, we've got to as a nation plan ahead. we have to use the best and most reliable science and we have to be able to prioritize adaptation efforts. in north carolina, the state legislature considered a measure that would have severely restricted the ability of their coastal resource commission to employ scientific estimates of future sea level rise. that is the ultimate case of the ostrich burying its head in the sand, in this case the beach sand. this type of thinking will cost money and lives in the future. i will ask unanimous consent, because i see the chairman of armed services on the floor, to conclude my remarks and have my entire statement added to the record. but let me close by saying that it's now well past time for us as a country to start making policy that helps us adapt to the emerging scientific reality that our actions indeed do a
and it takes science and data to sort out how to do that right. these are not easy decisions for communities. to best protect infrastructure and the communities and families that live in these at-risk areas, we've got to as a nation plan ahead. we have to use the best and most reliable science and we have to be able to prioritize adaptation efforts. in north carolina, the state legislature considered a measure that would have severely restricted the ability of their coastal resource commission...
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their great interest in science. that's what her work was. she also had a great impact on the space program itself. she worked with both nasa and then when al gore was here as a senator, he was on the authorizing committee, and i of course the appropriator. she worked with nasa and thus on a new strategic vision for nasa. and then what did she say about what we should study? planets, galaxies, asteroids, you name it. rings around saturn, yes. but you know what else she said? let's study this planet where we suspect there is intelligent life. she had a great sense of humor. and al gore and i leaped forward on our chairs, and we said and what would that be? what did sally know that had been dreamt about for ages, intelligent life. she said yes, it's called planet earth. let's see if we can find it. dr. ride, after we had our laughs that day, suggested that we study our own planet as if it were a distant star so that we would get to know it, we would know its climate, we would know its weather, and also we would like the time to know its people,
their great interest in science. that's what her work was. she also had a great impact on the space program itself. she worked with both nasa and then when al gore was here as a senator, he was on the authorizing committee, and i of course the appropriator. she worked with nasa and thus on a new strategic vision for nasa. and then what did she say about what we should study? planets, galaxies, asteroids, you name it. rings around saturn, yes. but you know what else she said? let's study this...
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but 209 different programs -- 209 different programs in the federal government for science, technology, engineering and math initiatives for our education system. so, we just spend $3 billion a year on that. the overlap is unbelievable. and here's the chart. it shows all the different programs with all the different agencies involved. all of them overlapping. most of the money wasted in terms of how we spend it because there's no concentration. there's no coordination. and what we have sari dick includes array -- is a ridiculous array. not that it's wrong to want to have more science, more technology, more engineers and more math students. but what we've done is we're spending all the money on the bureaucracy when we could have five programs -- one for upper level, one for lower level, one for minorities, one for disadvantaged, one for others. here's the complex. it's mind-boggling how many programs we have, and there's not a metric to measure whether any one of these is effective. and that's $3 billion a year. i would tell you that we could have one-tenth as many programs and spend on
but 209 different programs -- 209 different programs in the federal government for science, technology, engineering and math initiatives for our education system. so, we just spend $3 billion a year on that. the overlap is unbelievable. and here's the chart. it shows all the different programs with all the different agencies involved. all of them overlapping. most of the money wasted in terms of how we spend it because there's no concentration. there's no coordination. and what we have sari...
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in addition to a law degree, she writes, i have a master of science in international relations from the london school of economics. i wrote my thesis about u.s. trade policy, the now expired agreement on textiles and grow thing and international economics and labor. after working for a think tank in london on democracy and participation, i went to law school. during law school, i interned at the united nations and later for a legal and regulatory group on wall street. i was working in the legal department of smiths group for international compliance when i was laid off. while working there, i studied for a masters in law in international comparative law in the evenings. after being laid off, i received severance from my previous employer who was able to get a short-term contract with the world bank for a few weeks. however, since the end of that contract in july, i haven't been able to find a job or get a contract. my first phase of unemployment ended in november. i've now been receiving unemployment insurance payments for seven months just beginning phase two. if unemployment insurance
in addition to a law degree, she writes, i have a master of science in international relations from the london school of economics. i wrote my thesis about u.s. trade policy, the now expired agreement on textiles and grow thing and international economics and labor. after working for a think tank in london on democracy and participation, i went to law school. during law school, i interned at the united nations and later for a legal and regulatory group on wall street. i was working in the legal...
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the science was all put together by the united nations. it started way back in 1992. they developed a thing called the ipcc. the ipcc is the intergovernmental panel on climate change. it was designed in order to, i believe, cook the science to make people believe that you're going to have to do something and that co2 and anthropogenic gases were causing catastrophic global warming. we know what's happening since that time. we note what happened about climategate, the fact that they showed they did cook the science. and consequently, we introduced this legislation. this legislation merely does one thing. the legislation will take away the jurisdiction, from the jurisdiction of the e.p.a. to regulate greenhouse gases. my concern is this, yes, we were able to stop all of these bills from passing that would have been posed, a tax increase on the american people. to give you an idea of how much $300 billion to $400 billion would mean, in my state of oklahoma i keep track of the number of families that file tax returns. then i do the math. if you do the math with what it wo
the science was all put together by the united nations. it started way back in 1992. they developed a thing called the ipcc. the ipcc is the intergovernmental panel on climate change. it was designed in order to, i believe, cook the science to make people believe that you're going to have to do something and that co2 and anthropogenic gases were causing catastrophic global warming. we know what's happening since that time. we note what happened about climategate, the fact that they showed they...
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their assessments are based on sound and comprehensive science and analysis. i respect the solemn mission our national security institutions have to protect the united states and its interests and i trust their judgment. their judgment is echoed by significant republican leaders. our former colleague, senator john warner, the republican of virginia, who was chairman of the senate armed services committee, has said -- and i quote -- "leading military and security experts agree that if left unchecked, global warming could increase instability and lead to conflict in already fragile regions of the world. we ignore these facts," he continued, "at the peril of our national security." and, he added, "at great risk to those in uniform who serve this nation." george schultz was secretary of treasury and labor and director of the office of management and budget under president nixon and the secretary of state under president reagan. he leads the hoover institution's schultz-stevenson task force on energy policy and is on the advisory boards of stanford's and m.i.t.'s e
their assessments are based on sound and comprehensive science and analysis. i respect the solemn mission our national security institutions have to protect the united states and its interests and i trust their judgment. their judgment is echoed by significant republican leaders. our former colleague, senator john warner, the republican of virginia, who was chairman of the senate armed services committee, has said -- and i quote -- "leading military and security experts agree that if left...
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the authors of that science study in march -- sthie the authors of that "science" study in march warned that we may be -- and i quote -- "entering an unknown territory of marine ecosystem change." as the p.h. of sea water drops, so does the saturation of calcium carbonate, a compound that is critical to marine life for the construction of their shells and skeletons. some organisms absorb calcium and carbonate right out of the water. others through the food and water that they ingest. but changes in the concentrations of these chemicals mean that the building blocks become less available to make the shells of species like oysters, crabs, lobsters, corals even, and the plankton that comprise the very base of the food web. as oceans get more acidic, it becomes harder and harder for these important species to thrive. and it puts at risk the economies that depend on these species. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i appreciate very much my friend from rhode island yielding and i so appreciate his focusing attention on something we don't focus on nearly enough. and that's
the authors of that science study in march -- sthie the authors of that "science" study in march warned that we may be -- and i quote -- "entering an unknown territory of marine ecosystem change." as the p.h. of sea water drops, so does the saturation of calcium carbonate, a compound that is critical to marine life for the construction of their shells and skeletons. some organisms absorb calcium and carbonate right out of the water. others through the food and water that...
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stem, is science, technology, engineering, and mathematical workers, in our economy. that is a broader issue. that can only be dealt with with larger issues in the education and training, and then sometimes they are talking about skill gaps where there's just not a strong enough connection between how we have worker training aerothe -- training, and the skills open in training areas. they are important skill gaps or skill issues, but they do not take with them the exact same policy solutions and as we move forward, i believe it put to places like cap and others, can help all of us helping to define these issues and define which policies address them. i suggest we will be strongest when we have a larger skills compact. i think, you know many people come from silicon valley ache talk about the needs for high skills immigration and i agree. i think we do need to do more on high skilled immigration. the president agrees but that is a -- it is a stronger case to make that to the american people if that is one component of the strategy. one component, not just of a larger c
stem, is science, technology, engineering, and mathematical workers, in our economy. that is a broader issue. that can only be dealt with with larger issues in the education and training, and then sometimes they are talking about skill gaps where there's just not a strong enough connection between how we have worker training aerothe -- training, and the skills open in training areas. they are important skill gaps or skill issues, but they do not take with them the exact same policy solutions...
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official responsibility in the senate which is to chair the subcommittee on commerce, justice, and science. it is in that subcommittee that the agency noaa, the noaa -- the noaa noaa is -- the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is funded. it is there the fisheries money is spent. and any fishery disaster in order to qualify for federal assistance must be certified by the secretary of commerce. every single fisheries disaster in this bill has been certified by the secretary of commerce to meet compelling human need, economic necessity, and within the criteria established by law. the gentleman from oklahoma, well intentioned, is asking us to violate the law. he wants to make fisheries disasters under the stafford act. the stafford act, named after tax reform new hampshire, a wonderful -- the gentleman from new hampshire, a wonderful republican, was for fema. if you think you have a fema disaster, you go to the governor, there has to be data collected, it has to go to the president. if you think you have a fisheries disaster, which we coastal senators experience these days all to
official responsibility in the senate which is to chair the subcommittee on commerce, justice, and science. it is in that subcommittee that the agency noaa, the noaa -- the noaa noaa is -- the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is funded. it is there the fisheries money is spent. and any fishery disaster in order to qualify for federal assistance must be certified by the secretary of commerce. every single fisheries disaster in this bill has been certified by the secretary of...
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leave the science to the scientists. to play politics and deny the link between climate change and extreme weather is irrational and irresponsible. policymakers at every level have a duty to protect public welfare and ignoring the realities of climate change simply leaves us less informed and ill-prepared for catastrophic events such as droughts and floods. reauthorizing nidis is an important step, and i commend the chairman for considering this bill. this is only one step. while i'm not typically one to look a gift horse in the mouth, i say the bipartisan support for nidis leaves me baffled of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who otherwise have been relentless this congress in trying to undermind or outright kill every other climate related product, service, or research program. i'm encouraged to see republicans' recognition of the valuable services of midis and at what they provide and i hope other climate related programs receive similar treatment. again, i thank the witnesses for joining us today, and i t
leave the science to the scientists. to play politics and deny the link between climate change and extreme weather is irrational and irresponsible. policymakers at every level have a duty to protect public welfare and ignoring the realities of climate change simply leaves us less informed and ill-prepared for catastrophic events such as droughts and floods. reauthorizing nidis is an important step, and i commend the chairman for considering this bill. this is only one step. while i'm not...
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it takes investment in equipment and science education and infrastructure and so forth. the question many people don't want to consider is when we get those resources? i asked our research department of the would make a prediction from important the interest costs would be if we did nothing and the estimate without any explosion will was as follows. within 25 years or so, our interest costs would jump from about 1% of gdp to 12% of gdp or roughly four times the total investment made in r&d r&d fer, science jaish infrastructure. and if we ever permit that to happen, we will assure that we are going to have what i call a slow-growth crisis. please take over, this is your meeting. >> one thing i don't plan to be is an economics expert. i felt this way for years it's not just about the health of our economy, it's about around the world it's going to continue to eat at us and when you put in the kind of time bombs of was the intent. it was supposed to be so hammes that congress would never permit it to happen. it's stretched and stressed at the time. i'm one that set for a lo
it takes investment in equipment and science education and infrastructure and so forth. the question many people don't want to consider is when we get those resources? i asked our research department of the would make a prediction from important the interest costs would be if we did nothing and the estimate without any explosion will was as follows. within 25 years or so, our interest costs would jump from about 1% of gdp to 12% of gdp or roughly four times the total investment made in r&d...
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you touched on your training as an electrical engineer, but somehow we are getting behind in science, technology, engineering and math. which could have implications on our national security and space programs. how would you respond to that? >> nasa shares that concern. in fact, i always tell people we are not, repeat, not the department of education, but we have more content that is available than any other federal agency. we can put a student in front of a tv and let them talk to astronauts on the international space station orbiting the earth 250 miles away any day of the week. we can bring -- there's only things we can do to try to inspire kids to get interested in science, math, technology. that's a which energy. with a program called summer of innovation that we introduced two years ago, a pilot, and we will go into our third year this summer. it's focused on middle school students and their teachers because nasa recognizes that we've got to start somewhere earlier than high school. high school is too late. we would love to go to elementary school but we just can't so we focus o
you touched on your training as an electrical engineer, but somehow we are getting behind in science, technology, engineering and math. which could have implications on our national security and space programs. how would you respond to that? >> nasa shares that concern. in fact, i always tell people we are not, repeat, not the department of education, but we have more content that is available than any other federal agency. we can put a student in front of a tv and let them talk to...
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the department of defense just published a report by the defense science board. in fact, the report was asked for by ash carter when he was assistant secretary. now he's deputy secretary. and so ash carter asked for this report. and let me tell you what i think happened. i'm going to be very cynical here, so those -- don't be too shocked. i think the defense science board inadvertently hired some contractors to do the study who actually did a study. because the people who signed these documents when you get up to the pentagon, you know the people who sign these documents have nothing to do with, actually, what the study is. and they were so careless -- i say careless because i'm ascribing a motive of concealing information from you, the american people -- they were so careless that when the unclassified version of this document was put out, they inadvertently spilled the beans. so let me tell you what this document that the current deputy secretary of defense asked for and is now out there in the open. incidentally, send me an e-mail, i will send you the letters
the department of defense just published a report by the defense science board. in fact, the report was asked for by ash carter when he was assistant secretary. now he's deputy secretary. and so ash carter asked for this report. and let me tell you what i think happened. i'm going to be very cynical here, so those -- don't be too shocked. i think the defense science board inadvertently hired some contractors to do the study who actually did a study. because the people who signed these documents...
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let me put it this way, science back at the white house and it ain't going away. [applause] >> hold it close to your mouth. >> hello, mr. vice president. my name is katlin and i'm a senior from laverne, iowa. my question for you is, out of all the universities across the united states, why you decided to come and speak at iowa state? >> tom vilsack. [laughter] >> number 1. and also because you have one heck of a program here. you have one heck of a program where you're marry manufacturing technology, agriculture and also engaging businesses in the region to develop new technologies. and you have a record. i was talking to the dean -- a significant number of the graduates out of the engineering department are going straight into good-paying jobs and straight into industry. that's what we're looking to develop. look, the bottom line of all of this is not just about being number 1 in the world. it's about making sure that you guys can have the same dreams, aspirations, and the prospects and possibilities that my generation had. for the first time -- for the first tim
let me put it this way, science back at the white house and it ain't going away. [applause] >> hold it close to your mouth. >> hello, mr. vice president. my name is katlin and i'm a senior from laverne, iowa. my question for you is, out of all the universities across the united states, why you decided to come and speak at iowa state? >> tom vilsack. [laughter] >> number 1. and also because you have one heck of a program here. you have one heck of a program where you're...
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if you are a science major for example, or an economic or political science and economics major, that gives you a leg up in covering critical issues of our day. i say to young people that science is an area ripe for taking for journalists. it is going to find more and more of our world, and we need more people to be able to understand what is happening in science, to be able to translate it can convey it. >> host: if you live in the eastern central timezone, call our number to speak with tom brokaw. we are going to put the e-mail address as well. "book tv" at c-span.org. order our twitter address. make a comment on twitter.com/tv. it's a white horse and 10 house correspondent job easier nowadays? >> guest: no, it's not. at 7:00 o'clock at night when i finish with nightly news, i didn't have cable requirements, i didn't have to go on rachel matteau or one of the other cable shows. i had to find out what was going to say the max morning on "the today show." in addition to that, chuck has a daily rundown of his own that he has to get ready for. so you are working the phones, and also pre
if you are a science major for example, or an economic or political science and economics major, that gives you a leg up in covering critical issues of our day. i say to young people that science is an area ripe for taking for journalists. it is going to find more and more of our world, and we need more people to be able to understand what is happening in science, to be able to translate it can convey it. >> host: if you live in the eastern central timezone, call our number to speak with...
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in ways that, frankly, ten years ago would -- 15 years ago certainly would have been the stuff of a science fiction novel. but we can do it today. .. revenues and reform options rates, revenues and reform options economic facts about taxes, rates, revenues and reform options. >> increased about four fold in number but i would venture to say 25 fold in capability. and so these three in particular, but not uniquely those, there are others capabilities that have come as i said, in former times been kind of attitude or niche capabilities are now increasingly becoming integrated into the traditional conventional way of operating and again provide some pretty significant opportunities for the future. so, in the interest of completing my remarks and then getting to your questions, i would simply say to you that we moved now from writing our new strategy to beginning to challenge ourselves on what it will take to really deliver. and the three things i mentioned here today to you, rebalancing to the pacific, building our partners, and adapting our policies to allow us to build our partners. and then
in ways that, frankly, ten years ago would -- 15 years ago certainly would have been the stuff of a science fiction novel. but we can do it today. .. revenues and reform options rates, revenues and reform options economic facts about taxes, rates, revenues and reform options. >> increased about four fold in number but i would venture to say 25 fold in capability. and so these three in particular, but not uniquely those, there are others capabilities that have come as i said, in former...
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senator franken, is the president has strongly supported research and development in developing the science. in fact, much of the great boom and promised that we now have respect to shale gas in the united states is a direct result of investments that this congress has made, both in the united states geological survey and the department of energy. an example of where one of the usgs has been very involved in developing the numbers there and helping industry developed technology. so this money, in response to question from is part of our investment in understanding shale gas within the department of interior. i believe the number is $18 million would be appropriated in the 2013 budget, for usgs to continue to do these studies. we will work closely with the department of energy, as well as epa to make sure that there is a coordinated effort, study in this area to support. >> the testament is 459. i would suggest that it -- >> you are correct, it is 45 million when you combine -- 45 million over all. >> my point here is that this just seems like, in the time when we have these type type, tight
senator franken, is the president has strongly supported research and development in developing the science. in fact, much of the great boom and promised that we now have respect to shale gas in the united states is a direct result of investments that this congress has made, both in the united states geological survey and the department of energy. an example of where one of the usgs has been very involved in developing the numbers there and helping industry developed technology. so this money,...
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a place where human nism and science can could exist and feed off each other in service of a better day. as the chancellor said, 22 noble laureates, olympic gold medalist, supreme court justice, secretary of defense, writers, artists business pioneers and oscar winners and reining nfl, mvp, this is pretty exciting they all roamed this beautiful campus and left to make their mark on society, culture and on the world. and now you follow them. yes, you, sitting right there, baking in the sun after two hours, possibly nursing a hangover. don't tell your parents, right? don't tell your parents. my god, that's a lot of pressure. what can i do? well, what can i dream? that is ire question to answer but i can't do it for you. but here's what i know. i know one thing is for certain. no graduate in class gets to choose the world they graduate into. just like you don't get to choose your parents and your siblings. every class has its own unique challenges. every class enters a history up to this point is being written for it. this is no different. what is different though is the chance each genera
a place where human nism and science can could exist and feed off each other in service of a better day. as the chancellor said, 22 noble laureates, olympic gold medalist, supreme court justice, secretary of defense, writers, artists business pioneers and oscar winners and reining nfl, mvp, this is pretty exciting they all roamed this beautiful campus and left to make their mark on society, culture and on the world. and now you follow them. yes, you, sitting right there, baking in the sun after...
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they are not getting a lot of schooling in terms of computer science and literacy. 7% of the households are african-american women single households, so there's a disperty in between philadelphia being a city of going in other direction. to kind of look at that dichotomy saying what can we do here? philadelphia applied for broadband technology opportunities moneys under the stimulus plan, and that was an actual choice to be a city wide coalition to say we have a lot of impediments. what can we do to bridge the divide which we know is widening and widening so what we did was, you know, my company kind of said that's all everybody come together because we really do know what's going on on the ground in the trenches so we said let's go to the city of philadelphia, brought in the residents, and we got a grant for about $20 million to provide households of 5,000 netbooks, various content, the university came in, community college came in, it was called freedom rings, just look at philadelphia and what it was doing to free people in broadband, and we were building rings of fiber, and it was a
they are not getting a lot of schooling in terms of computer science and literacy. 7% of the households are african-american women single households, so there's a disperty in between philadelphia being a city of going in other direction. to kind of look at that dichotomy saying what can we do here? philadelphia applied for broadband technology opportunities moneys under the stimulus plan, and that was an actual choice to be a city wide coalition to say we have a lot of impediments. what can we...
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on science and technology, you know i feel about this. it's too easy to see signs and technology become the bill payer. we are eating our seed corn when we do that and appreciate your comments yesterday. i think ultimately our qualitative events this talked about a lot is going, because of these significant progress we seen over the decade with science and technology, which we're enjoying now from advance this would make 10 years ago, and as you know, you mentioned wright patterson air force base, we are very proud of the research lab, cutting edge work that is done there. love having assets that if we think that's incredible resource for the military, not just the air force but the military at large. in your opinion could you characterize the health of the labs and what your priorities would be for the research and technology efforts of the air force? >> thank you. i was just at wright patterson last month and talked to a number of the folks in the labs about programs they are working. they are terrifyingly smart. they are very committed
on science and technology, you know i feel about this. it's too easy to see signs and technology become the bill payer. we are eating our seed corn when we do that and appreciate your comments yesterday. i think ultimately our qualitative events this talked about a lot is going, because of these significant progress we seen over the decade with science and technology, which we're enjoying now from advance this would make 10 years ago, and as you know, you mentioned wright patterson air force...
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the third conversation has been published and every like to possessors of political science speculating in the abstract about the nature of international politics. you may wonder why it was because of fact the only thing worth talking about was at that point whether we could establish enough confidence between the two of us to risky adventure that opening to china representative for both sides shown that point of view, from a domestic, political point of view. and even though the subject of president nixon to china, was the reason why i came, neither side mentioned it until about 12 hours before. i mention not only to say i believe it should be followed to get your object it straight before you start haggling about details. we had no choice. now every generation and then was a great reform and i cannot think of any other country where you could definitely say that the evolution that we have seen in the last 30 years, depending on the vision of one man, as in the case of no other chinese who had the vision and the courage to move china into the imaginative system and to engage the reform
the third conversation has been published and every like to possessors of political science speculating in the abstract about the nature of international politics. you may wonder why it was because of fact the only thing worth talking about was at that point whether we could establish enough confidence between the two of us to risky adventure that opening to china representative for both sides shown that point of view, from a domestic, political point of view. and even though the subject of...
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this happens all the time in social science. and i think we got to try to bring some resolution on this. we have a stark difference here. some say, it's bad to retain. that every kid that on average and the evidence that it produces positive impact is nailed and that's based on over 100 years worth of research and meta-analysis and so forth. and in the policy brief, and marty claims, that the florida evidence shows that it can be part of a plan. so first before i ask you a question i wanted to see if we can reach some kind of agreement here that a figure may be more agreement than meets the eye. we are all in agreement, i think, that if a school system really wants to attack this problem of insufficient reading or by the early grades, that they need a multiple part strategy. and definitely should include preschool education, diagnosis, lots of extra reading and so forth. so there's a lot of agreement about how to do this, okay? now, the position on a policy brief is as part of that multiple part plan, that retention makes sense.
this happens all the time in social science. and i think we got to try to bring some resolution on this. we have a stark difference here. some say, it's bad to retain. that every kid that on average and the evidence that it produces positive impact is nailed and that's based on over 100 years worth of research and meta-analysis and so forth. and in the policy brief, and marty claims, that the florida evidence shows that it can be part of a plan. so first before i ask you a question i wanted to...
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science, technology, the greatest standard of living in the world. it seemed that all the nobel prize winners came from the united states. our gdp, 25% of it, came from manufacturing. including a lot of activity right here in this state. and i look at where we sit today, 9% of our gdp is derived from manufacturing. that's unsustainable. we are handing down to the next generation a much different america than the one we got. and i say i had a choice then, as i came back from china as the united states ambassador. you can either stand on the sidelines and watch it all play out, or you can get in the arena and fight. you can get in the arena and broaden the debate and add to it because this election cycle is all about you. and it's about the country that we are about to hand over to you. so what is it my generation does? we package this thing called humanity that represents my generation, who we are. it's about our values. it's about the economy. it's about our stand in the world. it's about our competitive this. and we give it to you but it's the best
science, technology, the greatest standard of living in the world. it seemed that all the nobel prize winners came from the united states. our gdp, 25% of it, came from manufacturing. including a lot of activity right here in this state. and i look at where we sit today, 9% of our gdp is derived from manufacturing. that's unsustainable. we are handing down to the next generation a much different america than the one we got. and i say i had a choice then, as i came back from china as the united...
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we have to get science teachers, we have to make sure we have more math teachers, we have to make science and technology and math fun for students. we have to let them know that these are where the jobs are. when i look at companies like irk bm and -- ibm and oracle and that, these are high-paying jobs. they start at $70,000 plus a year. we have to make sure that our education system is reflecting that. and, you know, for me this is very, very critical to the lifeblood of our country. this is where technology can improve us and make us better each and every day. but until we get those dollars into the classroom and we compensate those teachers properly, we are not going to have the superiority that we need in this country in technology. >> moderator: senator hatch, a rebuttal? hatch: well, i agree with everything scott said. let's face it, we do need to do more. we do need to put the incentives in there for our young people. there are economic incentives, and it's a lot of fun. i have any iphone 5, and i really enjoy it. [laughter] i've got to tell you, i use it all the time. i use my ipa
we have to get science teachers, we have to make sure we have more math teachers, we have to make science and technology and math fun for students. we have to let them know that these are where the jobs are. when i look at companies like irk bm and -- ibm and oracle and that, these are high-paying jobs. they start at $70,000 plus a year. we have to make sure that our education system is reflecting that. and, you know, for me this is very, very critical to the lifeblood of our country. this is...
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leslie sage commits senior editor physical sciences for nature, also membership committee chair. thank you for your work this past year. anymore is come executive editor and anchor the federal driver at a news radio, member of our speakers committee. don larrabee. i'm so glad don could join us today. the former president of the national press club from 1973 and winner of the cosgrove award this year and a great friend of all of us members of the press club. don, thank you are a match. [applause] and applauses actually welcome for that. dressed in his christmas season finery. sophie icann is a reporter for bloomberg news. welcome, sophia. david blumenthal, director for corporate communications for the weather channel and he told me today a former intern for c-span can do so apparently that program works out just okay. we will skip over the podium for a moment. angela grantmaking reporter for bloomberg news has filled emissaries chaired to a role she had sold for several years in the past and angela is also nearly elected vice president for 2012, so congratulations, angela. will sk
leslie sage commits senior editor physical sciences for nature, also membership committee chair. thank you for your work this past year. anymore is come executive editor and anchor the federal driver at a news radio, member of our speakers committee. don larrabee. i'm so glad don could join us today. the former president of the national press club from 1973 and winner of the cosgrove award this year and a great friend of all of us members of the press club. don, thank you are a match....
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focus and the capabilities needed over the western pacific within a doctrine of the systems for r&d and science and technology and by means which we will rebalanced the ships were important to meet our strategic guidance in this regard. i commend that to you as the future and how we see things today as we prepare our budget for fiscal year 14 if the support in this very a4a that i mentioned to you in this regard in the defense and strategic guidance. thank you very much and i look forward to your questions. [applause] how do they plan to your strategy? >> mission by mission i think and by alliances that we have had, and let me speak to the alliance. i just spoke to the western pacific. the japanese maritime self-defense force plays that we cooperate with them to share what we call long-range search and track mission and the mission there in korea this should interest to continue to do that in a similar manner so the alliance as we have we are taking those. with regard to the kind of policies in the gulf of aden they played a major part we have a major collision maritime force that is called 151
focus and the capabilities needed over the western pacific within a doctrine of the systems for r&d and science and technology and by means which we will rebalanced the ships were important to meet our strategic guidance in this regard. i commend that to you as the future and how we see things today as we prepare our budget for fiscal year 14 if the support in this very a4a that i mentioned to you in this regard in the defense and strategic guidance. thank you very much and i look forward...
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the latest of which was held up the wilson center in june on science and technology and innovation. the symposia, which the institute co-chairs foot china's state council, not only promote dialogue among the stakeholders but allow the participants to develop personal connections. the institute also recently released an initial report on u.s.-china security perceptions, and other big project we are working on with leading research institutions in the u.s. and beijing. just last month we published the u.s. cooperation and clean energy and the review of the difficulties both countries face in developing solar, wind and other alternative energy industries and the potential room for cooperation. last november, finally, henry participated in another one of our national conversations entitled afghanistan is there a regional and gamecocks the story on this is interesting. he resisted when he learned we get organized a brilliant panel of scholars and reporters to comment on his remarks to the and we hadn't cleared the names with him. he didn't know all the people, and he was not happy. but h
the latest of which was held up the wilson center in june on science and technology and innovation. the symposia, which the institute co-chairs foot china's state council, not only promote dialogue among the stakeholders but allow the participants to develop personal connections. the institute also recently released an initial report on u.s.-china security perceptions, and other big project we are working on with leading research institutions in the u.s. and beijing. just last month we...
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kim gatti is a professor of political science at the university of oklahoma. he joined the faculty in 1996 after four years on the faculty at tulane and the school of public health in topical medicine in new orleans. he's the author of many, many books and articles on elections and southern politics. and he is going to explicate for us this whole concept of citizen voting. and the way those arguments have emerged and the potential impact of that argument. lisa garcia is an associate professor of education and political science and the chair for center for latino politics at us berkeley. she taught at irvine and long beach. the research interest is around civic engagement, community activity and political incorporation of racial and ethnic groups in the united states. and lisa will be talking with us specifically about her research on latino research participation in california elections and some of the emerging issues for that community. danny is director of the demographic research project at the asian pacific legal center of southern california in los angele
kim gatti is a professor of political science at the university of oklahoma. he joined the faculty in 1996 after four years on the faculty at tulane and the school of public health in topical medicine in new orleans. he's the author of many, many books and articles on elections and southern politics. and he is going to explicate for us this whole concept of citizen voting. and the way those arguments have emerged and the potential impact of that argument. lisa garcia is an associate professor...
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she's political scientist from the french national science for scientific research, wrote several books on islam, globalization, democracy, and civilization. the third speaker will be nathan kern providing decisive reports on middle eastern, economic, and political issues, particularly, oil in the gulf. you can find his reports op our website. almost weekly? >> monthly. >> monthly. and, i believe, the first foreign stay tuned -- student to attend a university in saudi arabia. the fourth speaker is paul pillar who spent 28 years in the intelligence community, had high ranking positions in it, including executive director for the -- the director of the cia, and his final position was national intelligence officer for the near east and south asia providing analytical support. he was a visiting fellow at brookings in the year 2000 and reserve officer in the u.s. army and publishing extremely important literature in the last few years since retiring from the government. we have a good panel. i'll step out of the way now, and, again, thank you for coming. when we do finish this, there will be
she's political scientist from the french national science for scientific research, wrote several books on islam, globalization, democracy, and civilization. the third speaker will be nathan kern providing decisive reports on middle eastern, economic, and political issues, particularly, oil in the gulf. you can find his reports op our website. almost weekly? >> monthly. >> monthly. and, i believe, the first foreign stay tuned -- student to attend a university in saudi arabia. the...
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in math, science and reading we have fallen behind. not just behind germany and canada but estonia and australia, too. this is the report coming and it reads we must do better. you have heard of pushy parents for a better education for their children. this is a cushy government. leverage is very, very simple. i have got to children in school, and i want for your children what i want for my coming to go to school where discipline is strict, expectations are high and no excuses are accepted for failure. and i don't want great schools just to be the preserve of those that can pay the fee in a nice area. i want them to be open to every child in every neighborhood. the reason every child can go to a school like this is because with this government, more and more are leaving. .. [applause] it is a genuine revolution that is under way. the harris academy it has increased the number of students getting five good gse from 12% when it was on the under local authority control to almost 90% now. the transmore make has been a-- transformation has b
in math, science and reading we have fallen behind. not just behind germany and canada but estonia and australia, too. this is the report coming and it reads we must do better. you have heard of pushy parents for a better education for their children. this is a cushy government. leverage is very, very simple. i have got to children in school, and i want for your children what i want for my coming to go to school where discipline is strict, expectations are high and no excuses are accepted for...
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on this one it doesn't take riot -- rocket science to do this one. they have not done it, but they won't do it and there is certainly no desire to encourage them to do it so i just don't see strategic calculations coming into play and again the humanitarian loss, i mean i don't know what the figure is, the cdc says 20,000 but i suspect the figure is a lot higher than that. certainly the u.s. government makes a -- the figures a lot higher than that. so what is the difference between 40,060,000? i suppose if you could see you know, graphic footage day and night coming in here -- living room or bedroom but i don't think we are going to see that. so, i don't -- i can easily see the death rate just accelerating rapidly and it's not having any impact really on washington. i wish that were not the case. i hope sincerely that slaughter somehow motivates where strategic calculations did not. but i am skeptical. i do think there is the wildcard here and it's a pretty profound wildcard and that is tricky. now it's obvious that erdogan and particularly the turki
on this one it doesn't take riot -- rocket science to do this one. they have not done it, but they won't do it and there is certainly no desire to encourage them to do it so i just don't see strategic calculations coming into play and again the humanitarian loss, i mean i don't know what the figure is, the cdc says 20,000 but i suspect the figure is a lot higher than that. certainly the u.s. government makes a -- the figures a lot higher than that. so what is the difference between 40,060,000?...
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the national academy of sciences, gl and just last week the d.o.e. inspector general have all documented systemic problems in managing and cyberspace -- government cyberspace. we need to provide the right mix of incentives and regulation. for industries where the economies of the industry are tied directly to a record reformat such as electoral you chose them water, transportation, the current structure can be used to motivate and both need cyber advance. for industries where the economics are not inherent to a regulatory structure, adding a new structure will compete innovation and investment making us less secure. in these sectors we need to motivate by providing appropriate marketing incentives to spur greater security and investment. an excellent example is mr. rogers bill was passed intelligence community a couple weeks ago which uses liability reforms to steal it additional information sharing. however, liability reforms on one of many incentives that need to be unleashed to up to secure our cybernetwork. other incentives include better use of
the national academy of sciences, gl and just last week the d.o.e. inspector general have all documented systemic problems in managing and cyberspace -- government cyberspace. we need to provide the right mix of incentives and regulation. for industries where the economies of the industry are tied directly to a record reformat such as electoral you chose them water, transportation, the current structure can be used to motivate and both need cyber advance. for industries where the economics are...
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on mass, science, reading, we have fallen behind. not just behind germany and canada but behind us chilly and. this is britain's real school report, and it reads must do better. you heard of pushy parents, elbowing their way to a better education for their children. this is a pushy devilment. this very, very simple approach, i have two children in primary school, and the one for your children what i want for my. discipline is strict, expectations are high, and no excuses are accepted for failure i don't want preschools to be the preserve of those that can pay the fees or be open to every child in every neighborhood. the reason i know that every child can go to a school like this is because with this government more and more new ones are opening. you have heard from some of them this week, not just the 79 new schools with over 100 more to come, but you heard from some of the more than two dozen academies' we have helped to create. city schools given all the freedoms and carrying all the high expectations of private schools. that is my
on mass, science, reading, we have fallen behind. not just behind germany and canada but behind us chilly and. this is britain's real school report, and it reads must do better. you heard of pushy parents, elbowing their way to a better education for their children. this is a pushy devilment. this very, very simple approach, i have two children in primary school, and the one for your children what i want for my. discipline is strict, expectations are high, and no excuses are accepted for...
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so the bottom line here is not really rocket science. is that if you make sure that seniors through outthis country who are vulnerable -- who are frail, who do not have a lot of money, if they get the nutrition and attention they deserve while at home, they will be healthier, less likely to end up in the hospital and emergency room at great expense to our health care system. investing in the older americans act is not only the right thing to do, not only the humane thing to do in terms of taking care of the most fragile people in our society. it also makes good financial sense for our country. madam president, i thank very much the 14 cosponsors that we have, and we are going to aggressively do our bet to make sure that this legislation is passed either in the lame-duck session or when we return next year. and with that, madam president, i would yield the floor and note the absence -- yield the floor. mr. franken: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from minnesota is recognized. mr. franken: thank you, madam president. i
so the bottom line here is not really rocket science. is that if you make sure that seniors through outthis country who are vulnerable -- who are frail, who do not have a lot of money, if they get the nutrition and attention they deserve while at home, they will be healthier, less likely to end up in the hospital and emergency room at great expense to our health care system. investing in the older americans act is not only the right thing to do, not only the humane thing to do in terms of...
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also known as the copyright clause states congress shall have the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts, for limited time authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries. this is the clause that congress used recently to pass certain acts how we could use and exchange different media. >> they can pretty much be taken by anybody. how you get your music out there. you have to have a copyright on it and get it on itunes and get it to everybody. >> there was a supreme court case back in the 80's that essentially legalized the cvr came out, the studios were very worried that people wouldn't go to the movies anymore. >> i take two vcrs, i take that home. i record or copy my copy of "star wars" and i have two copies sitting back there, rent it off or sell it. i will discourage other people from renting it. well the net impact of this, and this is why i think it is interesting, the supreme court and other courts ruled that if you purchase it you have a right to make a copy of your own purchase. that there are, there are laws in place, supreme court ho
also known as the copyright clause states congress shall have the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts, for limited time authors and inventors the exclusive right to their writings and discoveries. this is the clause that congress used recently to pass certain acts how we could use and exchange different media. >> they can pretty much be taken by anybody. how you get your music out there. you have to have a copyright on it and get it on itunes and get it to everybody....
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and most flexible weapons platforms, sustaining investment to high quality personnel and research in science and technology. but never the less, there is pressure on the department to retain excess force structure and infrastructure instead of investing in the training and equipment that makes our force agile and flexible and ready. aircraft, ships, tanks, bases, even those that have outlived their usefulness have a natural political constituency. readiness does not. what's more, readiness is too off -- often sacrificed in favor of a larger and less effective force. i am determined to avoid that outcome. therefore, i've directed that readiness be treated as a strategic imperative for the department, and we have launched an initiative to assess and improve our readiness across the board. our effort to do everything possible to insure a ready force also explains why we express concerns about what we saw in the house and senate 2013 defense authorization bills. what they did was in their markups and in the bills that passed each of the houses diverted about $74 billion of what we asked for in s
and most flexible weapons platforms, sustaining investment to high quality personnel and research in science and technology. but never the less, there is pressure on the department to retain excess force structure and infrastructure instead of investing in the training and equipment that makes our force agile and flexible and ready. aircraft, ships, tanks, bases, even those that have outlived their usefulness have a natural political constituency. readiness does not. what's more, readiness is...
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ground, he's not acknowledging the realities of north korea, he's not acknowledging the truth of the science of stem-cell research or of global warming and other issues. and certainty sometimes can get you in trouble. >> thirty seconds. >> well, i think -- listen, i fully agree that one should shift tactics, and we will, in iraq. our commanders have got all the flexibility to do what is necessary to succeed. but what i won't do is change my core values because of politics or because of pressure. and it is one of the things i've learned in the white house, is that there's enormous pressure on the president, and he cannot wilt under that pressure. otherwise, the world won't be better off. >> thirty seconds. >> i have no intention of wilting. i've never wilted in my life. and i've never wavered in my life. i know exactly what we need to do in iraq, and my position has been consistent, saddam hussein is a threat. he needed to be disarmed. we needed to go to the u.n. the president needed the authority to use force in order to be able to get him to do something, because he never did it without the
ground, he's not acknowledging the realities of north korea, he's not acknowledging the truth of the science of stem-cell research or of global warming and other issues. and certainty sometimes can get you in trouble. >> thirty seconds. >> well, i think -- listen, i fully agree that one should shift tactics, and we will, in iraq. our commanders have got all the flexibility to do what is necessary to succeed. but what i won't do is change my core values because of politics or because...